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. ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] bursting with mouth-watering real fruit and refreshingly blended with creamy low-fat yogurt, mcdonald's strawberry-banana and wild berry smoothies are 100% pure sipping fun. the simple joy of real fruit smoothies. ♪ >>> verizon wireless will make cell phone customers pay for their service as they go. web surfing is $30 a month but in the summer they will switch to usage based charges they pay a subsidy for customers who sign up for 2 year contractgenerated more customers when it released the iphone but expects profits to be in the mid-40% range. >> they pop up on your drive way or door step every single year. phone books happy to see them or annoyed by them. tisha thompson shows us how the future of the directories could be changing. >> reporter: a stable of american life for more than a century the thud heard around the neighbourhood. phone books delivered to your front door each year. >> i like the phone book. >> reporter: but as the world moves into cyber space,. >> if i want the look up something i go online. >>
. ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] bursting with mouth-watering real fruit and refreshingly blended with creamy low-fat yogurt, mcdonald's strawberry-banana and wild berry smoothies are 100% pure sipping fun. the simple joy of real fruit smoothies. ♪ >>> verizon wireless will make cell phone customers pay for their service as they go. web surfing is $30 a month but in the summer they will switch to usage based charges they pay a subsidy for...
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>> that is one of our partner organizations, put on by the japan-america society. they did surveys for the last two years and found that people would be willing to pay a small fee and so they determined the $5 fee with 12 and under being able to get in free, simply because costs are going up so much to bring in the incredible talent they bring in every year for the street fair. so, for that element, that will be -- there will be a charge. as i said that is the japan america society that runs that festival but of coshes, tied closely with the cherry blossom offensive festival and parade that day. >> still 12 and under free. what else can we expect and how long does the festival run? >> from march 26th to april 10th. three weekends, 16 days. action-packed with great activities. for the first time we have a number of great activities, in addition to the things we do every year like performances. of course looking at the beautiful blossoms. this year we have the blossom kite festival, formerly the smithsonian kite festival. this year the cherry blossom festival has tak
>> that is one of our partner organizations, put on by the japan-america society. they did surveys for the last two years and found that people would be willing to pay a small fee and so they determined the $5 fee with 12 and under being able to get in free, simply because costs are going up so much to bring in the incredible talent they bring in every year for the street fair. so, for that element, that will be -- there will be a charge. as i said that is the japan america society that...
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tonight america is remembering him and his work that will forever change the national mall. the news edge is up in 16 minutes. [ male announcer ] nature is unique... ...authentic... ...pure... and also delicious. ♪ like nature valley. granola bars made with crunchy oats and pure honey. because natural is not only good, it also tastes good. nature valley -- 100% natural. 100% delicious. fixing the name. it's fiber none. looks like one. well, i know. i put an "n" there. ah! fiber one honey clusters cereal! that's really good! it tastes good, so there can't be fiber in it! it's actually got about half a day's worth of fiber. [ asst mgr ] it says so right on the box. [ fiber seeker ] really? try it. [ mr. mehta ] honey, touch of brown sugar, crunchy clusters -- any cardboard? cardboard no, delicious yes. so where's the fiber? maybe it's in the honey clusters. [ male announcer ] fiber one. cardboard no, delicious yes. >>> we'll try something new on fox 5 news at 10:00. for this next story we're going to keep the newsmaker's identity a secret until the end. we sent our bob barna
tonight america is remembering him and his work that will forever change the national mall. the news edge is up in 16 minutes. [ male announcer ] nature is unique... ...authentic... ...pure... and also delicious. ♪ like nature valley. granola bars made with crunchy oats and pure honey. because natural is not only good, it also tastes good. nature valley -- 100% natural. 100% delicious. fixing the name. it's fiber none. looks like one. well, i know. i put an "n" there. ah! fiber one...
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somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest healthcare questions. and the over 60,000 people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. >>> you're watching fox 5 news at 10:00. day for apple and everyone. ipad lovers everywhere. in case you haven't heard, the ipad 2 was introduced toe less than a year after the first -- today less than a year after the first one came out. how does it stack up to the old one? >> i'm giving it a thumb's up. i have the original one. i watch tv with it. it sleeps next to me on the night stand, not in the bed, but i just loh it and everyone is await -- love it and everyone is awaiting this new one that comes out in about 10 days. it's thinner, faster and has a function where you can plug it into your tv set and whatever you watch on your ipad you can watch on the big screen tv. >> really? >> yeah, yeah. >> here's the big question. for people with the first version, are they going to want to buy the second version? >> about 9 million people bought the original ipad and they're expecting to sell 23 million. we
somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest healthcare questions. and the over 60,000 people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. >>> you're watching fox 5 news at 10:00. day for apple and everyone. ipad lovers everywhere. in case you haven't heard, the ipad 2 was introduced toe less than a year after the first -- today less than a year after the first one came out. how does it stack up to the old one? >> i'm giving it a thumb's...
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but actually, it's easier than you think, because general mills big g line of cereals is america's number one source of whole grain at breakfast. there's whole grain in every box... ♪ ...from chex... to cheerios... to lucky charms. so you can get the whole grain you want with the taste you love. get started on the whole grain you're missing with your favorite big g cereals. make sure to look for the white check. >>> love the music. virginia commonwealth is dancing ought way to the final four. the vcu rams toppled number one seed kansas 71-61 in the ncaa tournament. the last time an 11 seed made it all the way to the final four was back in 2006 when george mason made it. up next for the rams,ating seed butler and the other semifinal match-up, u. conn will face kentucky. >> brackets are mixed up this morning. >>> on the women's side, the tournament run has come to and fond the georgetown hoyas. they fell to the u. conn huskies. this was the third meeting in the past 30 days. u. conn won the first two games by double digits but this time the hoyas nearly pulled the upset. >> did you see th
but actually, it's easier than you think, because general mills big g line of cereals is america's number one source of whole grain at breakfast. there's whole grain in every box... ♪ ...from chex... to cheerios... to lucky charms. so you can get the whole grain you want with the taste you love. get started on the whole grain you're missing with your favorite big g cereals. make sure to look for the white check. >>> love the music. virginia commonwealth is dancing ought way to the...
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tell us about the challenge. >> i think the challenge is to try to get america fit. with congress cutting so many things in the budget, i'm going to challenge congress to do the right thing. let's get america fit. the problem we have right now, obesity has become a terrible epidemic. and when you have american kids that are some of the fattest kids in the world today, i think that is a shame and right now to say you are going to cut programs, cut physical education i think is a shame. so i want everyone in congress now to get behind the carol white deal and put some money behind this deal and let's get the kids in shape. >> what are some of the reasons for why you should not cut program for the young kids growing up. >> i grew up with a speech impediment and i was a little bit overweight. because of physical education, it made me feel good about who i was. and because of that, i became valedictorian in my class. and you look at what being fit does. it helps with type two diabetes and you have -- i don't know why people say this is not a war time but whenever you have
tell us about the challenge. >> i think the challenge is to try to get america fit. with congress cutting so many things in the budget, i'm going to challenge congress to do the right thing. let's get america fit. the problem we have right now, obesity has become a terrible epidemic. and when you have american kids that are some of the fattest kids in the world today, i think that is a shame and right now to say you are going to cut programs, cut physical education i think is a shame. so...
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but actually, it's easier than you think, because general mills big g line of cereals is america's number one source of whole grain at breakfast. there's whole grain in every box... ♪ ...from chex... to cheerios... to lucky charms. so you can get the whole grain you want with the taste you love. get started on the whole grain you're missing with your favorite big g cereals. make sure to look for the white check. >>> protesters in libya are holding off an attack by forces loyal to the libyan leader moammar khadafy. government forces failed to retake the city after attacking it from six directions. the rebels are also in control of a town about 150 miles west of tripoli. the international pressure on moammar khadafy is increasing. the white house is moving warships towards libya. as ainsley earhart reports, most americans have now left danger zone. >> reporter: after a bumpy five- hour journey this cruise ship arrived in malta filled with 167 americans. their ferry took three days to leave the tripoli port because of very high waves. >> the very important thing is that that ferry did the
but actually, it's easier than you think, because general mills big g line of cereals is america's number one source of whole grain at breakfast. there's whole grain in every box... ♪ ...from chex... to cheerios... to lucky charms. so you can get the whole grain you want with the taste you love. get started on the whole grain you're missing with your favorite big g cereals. make sure to look for the white check. >>> protesters in libya are holding off an attack by forces loyal to the...
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how the ripple effect means even more money out of your pocket. [ female announcer ] most women in america aren't getting the calcium they need. but yoplait wants to change that. only yoplait original has twice the calcium of the leading yogurt. that's 50% of the daily value ♪ so pass on the news and we can help close this calcium gap together. to get you started, we're giving away a million free cups at yoplait dot com. the yoplait you love, now in a 4-pack. try it today. >>> the crisis in lybia is escalating with president obama warning the u.s. is considering military action. today moammar gadhafi again ordered airstrikes against opposition forces marching toward the capitol. france and britain are working on a u.n. resolution for a no fly zone. president obama is warning gadhafi's inner circle will pay for supporting him and attacking the libyan people. >> i want to send a very clear message to those who are around colonel gadhafi. it is their choice to make how they operate moving forward and they will be held accountable for whatever violence continues to take place there. >> nato
how the ripple effect means even more money out of your pocket. [ female announcer ] most women in america aren't getting the calcium they need. but yoplait wants to change that. only yoplait original has twice the calcium of the leading yogurt. that's 50% of the daily value ♪ so pass on the news and we can help close this calcium gap together. to get you started, we're giving away a million free cups at yoplait dot com. the yoplait you love, now in a 4-pack. try it today. >>> the...
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i am outside with the america -- excuse me the idol across america bus. we're going to get a tour in a minutech but first season 10's top 24 will sing live this week. the guys are up tonight and the girls are up tomorrow. and here is fox's anita vogle with more on what we can expect. >> reporter: looking to make it four years in a row, the guys take the idol stage tuesday night trying to prove why they have won tv's top show the last three seasons. with a diverse group of talent, ranging in age and experience, the top 12 men have their work cut out for them. this time winning over america, hoping make it to the next round. [ singing ] >> i'm just ready to go have some fun on that stage. it is a killer stage. >> now you're performing in front of a live audience and in front of america on a camera. so you have to know how to cater to the audience and you have to know how to convey the message. >> reporter: at this point in the competition, the five guys and girls with the most votes will move on to the finals. with a couple of wild card possibilities, raisi
i am outside with the america -- excuse me the idol across america bus. we're going to get a tour in a minutech but first season 10's top 24 will sing live this week. the guys are up tonight and the girls are up tomorrow. and here is fox's anita vogle with more on what we can expect. >> reporter: looking to make it four years in a row, the guys take the idol stage tuesday night trying to prove why they have won tv's top show the last three seasons. with a diverse group of talent, ranging...
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. >> america, that flag represents rule of law and due process and that's why we're going to close guantanamo. >> reporter: and now even a 2012 closure doesn't look promising. >> so do you think it will be closed by the end of the president's first term? >> i don't know. we will do all that we can. >> reporter: it's been a major political and national security headache for the president since he took office. >> it means obama is trying to make the best of a bad hand he was dealt. the congress said you can't transfer the prisoners to anyplace in the united states and can't hold civilian trials. >> reporter: attorneys said the stakes for success are high. >> this is something that al- qaeda uses in recruiting efforts and it's a fact. >> reporter: there are still 172 detainees at guantanamo and 3 dozen are set for trial in u.s. courts or commissions. >>> even when he is losing out on a job, charlie sheen continues his rally cry of winning. he's happy about being fired from the tv show and the new opportunity he's offering to his fans via twitter coming up. >>> and the fact that d.c. has the wors
. >> america, that flag represents rule of law and due process and that's why we're going to close guantanamo. >> reporter: and now even a 2012 closure doesn't look promising. >> so do you think it will be closed by the end of the president's first term? >> i don't know. we will do all that we can. >> reporter: it's been a major political and national security headache for the president since he took office. >> it means obama is trying to make the best of a...